The
vast majority of these cases are based on true events… The short story ‘Fair Cop’ was first
published in magazine format in 2006: here is a very brief excerpt:
Fair Cop
“Nobody
beats the shell man.”
Fairs bring out
the best and the worst in some people. Today was Torre del Pozo’s annual feria.
Perched a kilometre from the rugged rocks and sand dunes, the village was awash
with colourful ribbons, flags and banners. The main street was closed off by
police barriers and lined on either side by stalls. Near the ayuntamiento and
church was a fenced and straw-filled arena where livestock would be sold. As I
sat at an outside café table and sipped my second cortado of the day, the air
was filled with the cries of cocks, the clucking of hens and the lowing of
cattle. The fireworks would come later. If my informant was correct, and he
usually was, today I would catch one of the most elusive among the ungodly.
Well, I said it was brief…
From
time to time news reports echo the Cazador tales, and this is but one of them,
from the Costa Blanca News of August
23, 2013:
Often, it seems like a merry-go-round, the itinerant
con men trying to keep one step of the local police, while duping the
unsuspecting public. To learn how this pertains to Leon Cazador’s little
outing, please read the book…
UK paperback here
UK Kindle here
Amazon com paperback here
Amazon com Kindle hereAlso available on Smashwords etc
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